Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $395.64/cwt on 8 head, down $12.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 27 comparable sales and sits −15.14 against this barn's trailing median of $410.77.

Average price

$395.64

▼ 12.96 vs prior sale

8 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$627

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$85.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	435.00	2,588	1thin
Medium and Large 2	552	420.04	2,316	4thin
Medium and Large 3	560	349.98	1,961	3thin

One grade step is worth $85.02/cwt here — about $627 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $336.52, median $410.77 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

395.64

—

AL average12 barns · 272 hd

393.80

+1.84

This barn, trailing median27 sales

410.77

−15.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,688	186.87	3,154	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	177.66	2,683	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	174.89	2,263	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	891	157.98	1,408	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,995	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,623	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,857	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,340	10

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	450.21/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	516.90/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	467.43/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	525.10/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	409.95/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	344	447.03/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	456.72/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	387.36/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	371.74/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	418.31/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	472.48/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	547.56/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	489.96/cwt	485.00–492.00	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	445.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	461.78/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	431.01/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	328.38/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	536.97/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	575.83/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,808	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	427.60/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	538.30/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	677.36/cwt	670.00–685.00	1,761	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,551	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	155.64/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,362	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	177.66/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,683	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,580	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	177.04/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,206	6
Bulls	—	—	1,368	173.76/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,377	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	201.15/cwt	198.00–204.00	3,440	2
Bulls	—	—	1,996	192.83/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,849	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,340.00/head	1,200.00–1,480.00	1,340	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,265.00/head	2,130.00–2,400.00	2,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,995.00/head	2,930.00–3,125.00	2,995	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,738.00/head	1,670.00–1,840.00	1,738	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,340.00/head	3,340.00–3,340.00	3,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	443.13/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	481.60/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	471.03/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	595.18/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	496.18/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,900	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	412.47/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	396.56/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	342.47/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	745.07/cwt	740.00–755.00	1,803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	467.49/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	634.72/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	509.80/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	429.83/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	612.53/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,660	4

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Mon Jan 26, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 542Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 67Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 38Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	630.00–640.00	634.72
10	300–350	327	530.00–540.00	536.97
8	350–400	383	485.00–500.00	496.18
3	400–450	437	480.00–485.00	481.60
3	450–500	480	440.00–455.00	450.21
2	500–550	525	425.00–430.00	427.60
2	550–600	578	410.00–415.00	412.47
3	600–650	615	390.00–400.00	396.56
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	740.00–755.00	745.07
2	250–300	260	670.00–685.00	677.36
10	300–350	314	570.00–585.00	575.83
3	350–400	368	535.00–545.00	538.30
1	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	473	465.00–470.00	467.49
1	550–600	595	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	620	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	590.00–600.00	595.18
3	300–350	327	500.00–515.00	509.80
5	350–400	363	465.00–475.00	471.03
5	400–450	433	435.00–445.00	443.13
2	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	568	335.00–350.00	342.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	665.00	665.00
4	250–300	271	610.00–620.00	612.53
10	300–350	320	510.00–520.00	516.90
4	350–400	391	465.00–475.00	467.43
3	400–450	412	455.00–460.00	456.72
1	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	530	380.00–395.00	387.36
3	550–600	583	365.00–375.00	371.74
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	520.00–530.00	525.10
5	300–350	344	435.00–450.00	447.03
2	350–400	373	425.00–435.00	429.83
3	400–450	418	415.00–425.00	418.31
4	450–500	485	405.00–415.00	409.95
2	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	565	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	690.00	690.00
2	300–350	318	540.00–555.00	547.56
7	350–400	358	485.00–492.00	489.96
4	400–450	414	470.00–480.00	472.48
1	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	560	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	440.00–450.00	445.09
1	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	595	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	575.00	575.00
2	350–400	385	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	485	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	545	470.00	470.00
2	600–650	623	430.00–432.00	431.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	440	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	472	455.00–465.00	461.78
1	500–550	520	445.00	445.00
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
3	750–800	783	325.00–330.00	328.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	165.00	165.00
3	—	875	155.00–157.00	155.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	177.00–180.00	177.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	162.00	162.00
6	—	1,246	172.00–178.00	177.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	171.00–176.00	173.76
2	—	1,710	198.00–204.00	201.15
4	—	1,996	192.00–196.00	192.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,200.00–1,480.00	1,340.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,130.00–2,400.00	2,265.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,670.00–1,840.00	1,738.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,930.00–3,125.00	2,995.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,340.00	3,340.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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